Restaurant Workforce Management Software

Simplify team management for your restaurant

Manage your restaurant more efficiently with software designed to optimize labor costs, mitigate compliance risk, and improve employee satisfaction.

  • Reduce labor spend, increase compliance
  • Schedule flexibility and on-demand benefits
  • Streamline operations and boost performance

With HotSchedules, restaurant managers save 5+ hours a week.

Every day you’re fighting to save time.

As prime costs rise, every minute counts, every penny matters, and every team member plays a crucial role.

HotSchedules is the restaurant industry’s leading employee scheduling software, featuring built-in labor compliance tools, and restaurant operation solutions. We’ve designed our hourly workforce management systems to address the core challenges you face every day.

“Two whole percentage points in labor savings”

“We have markets that have upwards of 2 whole percentage points in labor savings because operators understood completely and bought into the HotSchedules system.”

— Candice Barnett (Sr. Director of Off-Premises Dining Operations)

Restaurant Labor Management Don’t just fill shifts – optimize your restaurant’s workforce

Replacing manual analyses with artificial intelligence and automation, our AI forecasting analyzes millions of internal and external data points to ensure your shifts are scheduled to precisely meet customer demand – every time.

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Restaurant Scheduling Software Create restaurant employee schedules faster and smarter

Take the pain out of hourly scheduling while optimizing labor deployment, decreasing labor costs, and delivering exceptional employee experiences with the restaurant industry’s most widely adopted scheduling solution.

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Get the tools to power efficiency

Equip your teams with the necessary tools, insights, and support to streamline operations, boost team performance, and improve your bottom line.

Save costs with labor forecasting

Leverage AI forecasting and scheduling to create perfectly staffed shifts in minutes, simultaneously reducing labor costs and increasing sales.

Improve employee retention

Offer employees schedule flexibility and in-demand benefits like on-demand pay to ensure your business is an employer of choice.

Time and AttendanceSimplify shift scheduling, time tracking, and payday

Stay compliant during shifts, prevent time theft, and reduce payroll errors. With HotSchedules you can make timesheets a thing of the past by integrating time and attendance with employee scheduling.

Task ManagementAchieve operational excellence

Enable real-time visibility and enforcement of task management, eliminate shift-to-shift communication breakdowns, and easily share knowledge to ensure you always deliver on brand standards.

Team CommunicationUnderstand employee satisfaction with surveys

Teams perform better when they feel heard and have a clear direction. With end-of-shift surveys and customizable pulse surveys, give employees a safe space to share insights so you can take swift action.

On-Demand Pay95% of workers prefer employers that offer on-demand pay¹

Drive employee engagement, satisfaction, and retention by helping employees achieve financial wellness with fast, easy access to wages.

Stay CompliantAutomate labor & payroll compliance

Don’t burden frontline managers with ever-changing federal, state, and local compliance legislation. From Fair Workweek to minor labor laws and payroll compliance, we help companies save an average of 2% in avoided penalty pay every year.

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Simple Shift Swaps

User-Friendly Design

Streamline Time-Off Requests

Convenient Mobile App

Built-in Web Clock

Easy Team Communication

Point-of-Sale Integrations Integrate with your POS systems

Integrate your POS to sync employee data and improve labor forecasting capabilities.

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Built for restaurants like yours

Quick Service

Full Service

Cafes & Coffee Shops

Bars & Breweries

Pizzerias

Juice Bars

Pubs

Bakeries

Catering

Fourth’s Restaurant Operations Suite

Get everything you need for your restaurant operations in a single, smart team management platform.

  • Hire
  • Schedule
  • Manage
  • Pay
  • Retain

Hire the best talent, first. Then get them onboarded and ready to delight guests.

  • Reduce drop-off and increase applicant flow
  • Generate increased app volume with Quick Apply
  • Ditch the onboarding paperwork

Access labor-saving tech that forecasts demand and makes scheduling a breeze.

  • Slash admin time with AI labor forecasting
  • Integrate labor and time keeping
  • Schedules from anywhere with our mobile app
  • Stay compliant with labor laws

Unlock real-time visibility into daily operations and staff management.

  • Manage your operations with manager logbook
  • Gain complete operational insight from across stores
  • Maintain brand standards across stores

Run payroll, manage tip distributions, and stay ahead of labor & wage compliance.

  • Offload payroll and benefits administration
  • Eliminate your dependency on cash with tip payouts
  • Reduce benefits and insurance costs

Improve retention and engagement with distinct benefits and solutions.

  • Access competitive benefits
  • Offer your employees earned wage access
  • Bank your unbanked with the Fuego Visa® Card

Hire

Hire the best talent, first. Then get them onboarded and ready to delight guests.

  • Reduce drop-off and increase applicant flow
  • Generate increased app volume with Quick Apply
  • Ditch the onboarding paperwork

Schedule

Access labor-saving tech that forecasts demand and makes scheduling a breeze.

  • Slash admin time with AI labor forecasting
  • Integrate labor and time keeping
  • Schedules from anywhere with our mobile app
  • Stay compliant with labor laws

Manage

Unlock real-time visibility into daily operations and staff management.

  • Manage your operations with manager logbook
  • Gain complete operational insight from across stores
  • Maintain brand standards across stores

Pay

Run payroll, manage tip distributions, and stay ahead of labor & wage compliance.

  • Offload payroll and benefits administration
  • Eliminate your dependency on cash with tip payouts
  • Reduce benefits and insurance costs

Retain

Improve retention and engagement with distinct benefits and solutions.

  • Access competitive benefits
  • Offer your employees earned wage access
  • Bank your unbanked with the Fuego Visa® Card

Frequently Asked Questions

  • How can my employees clock in and out?
    • HotSchedules WebClock is an online time and attendance management system that allows employees to clock in and out using either a POS ID or their Login credentials for their shifts. Employees can access the WebClock through their web browser on a computer or a mobile device.
  • How does employee scheduling help me stay compliant?
    • HotSchedules can be configured to follow local, state, and federal labor laws, such as minimum wage, overtime, and rest break regulations. This helps ensure your schedules adhere to these laws. For jurisdictions with fair workweek laws (such as those in certain U.S. cities and states), HotSchedules can assist with compliance by ensuring that employees receive proper advance notice of schedules and adequate rest between shifts.
  • How does employee scheduling help me lower labor spending?
    • HotSchedules allows you to create schedules based on forecasted sales and labor needs. By aligning employee hours with anticipated business levels, you can avoid overstaffing and excess labor costs. The scheduling tools can help you avoid scheduling employees for more hours than necessary, reducing overtime and the associated higher wage rates.

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Conquer the Day

Save time, reduce costs, and increase profitability with Fourth’s intelligent solutions.

  • Reduce labor costs with accurate demand forecasting that eliminates over and understaffing.
  • Eliminate your HR burden with HR and payroll services that manage it for you.
  • Lower your COGS and drive increased profitability with inventory management solutions.

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